Archie Styles (footballer, born 1939)

Archie Styles
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Styles
Date of birth	29 October 1939
Place of birth	Smethwick, Staffordshire, England
Date of death	9 January 2018 (aged 78)
Position(s)	Wing Half
Youth career
1956	West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team
1956–1960	West Bromwich Albion
1960–1961	Wrexham
	Hereford United
	Kidderminster Harriers
	Stourbridge
Managerial career
1969–1972	Stourbridge
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:16, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Arthur "Archie" Styles (29 October 1939 – 9 January 2018) was an English footballer and football manager, who played as a wing half.

Playing career

Styles was signed to the West Bromwich Albion youth team in 1956, turning professional in the same year,^[1] however he would only make one league appearance for the Baggies.^[2]

In 1960 he would sign for Wrexham,^[1] spending one season with the Welsh club.

The remainder of his career would be spent in non-league football, with spells at Hereford United, Kidderminster Harriers and Stourbridge.^[3]

Managerial career

Styles would become the manager of Stourbridge in the 1969/70 season, replacing Terry Morrall. During Styles' time in charge he would make it to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Archie Styles". OldBaggies. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
^ "Archie Styles". Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "RIP Archie Styles (1939 - 2018)". Stourbridge FC. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

[Styles-1] "Archie Styles". OldBaggies. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

[Styles2-2] "Archie Styles". Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

[Styles3-3] "RIP Archie Styles (1939 - 2018)". Stourbridge FC. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

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